Paul Ryan Says Trump is Trolling Obama Officials

The following article by Lindsey McPherson was posted on the Roll Call website July 24, 2018:

Speaker Ryan, R-WI., said President Trump is trolling people, but he said it was honest. His claim runs a little at odds of the definition of trolling. Credit: Bill Clark, CQ Roll Call

Speaker addresses issue in context of threats to revoke security clearances

In a rare political moment, the speaker of the House on Tuesday accused the president of the United States of trolling people. But his description is a bit off for the issue he was addressing.

Speaker Paul D. Ryan was asked during a news conference whether he thinks threats by President Donald Trump to revoke security clearances of former Obama administration officials is dangerous.

“I think he’s trolling people, honestly,” Ryan said.

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